Hyderabad: Man dismantles mic, confronts Himanta Sarma on stage

Hyderabad, Sep 09: In a bizarre incident, a man tried to confront Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma by dismantling the mike on a stage at a rally in Hyderabad.

In the video posted by news agency ANI, the man, can be seen wearing a magenta scarf - the colours of Telangana Rashtra Samithi headed by K Chandrashekar Rao.

He tried to break the mic, as Sarma looked undaunted. Authorities responded quickly and took him off the stage. While being taken away, the man raised slogans 'Jai KCR'.

"He can have Ganesh darshan and give speech but when he used derogatory language for CM, we couldn't tolerate it. If someone says something wrong about our CM, it won't be tolerated," said Nand Kishore Vyas, the man who tried to confront Assam CM.

The incident took place when Sarma was about to address the Ganesh festival celebrations organised by the Bhagyanagar Ganesh Utsav Samiti.

Reacting sharply to the incident, BJP leader accused the TRS party of becoming intolerant for the growing popularity of the saffron party.

"A TRS activist grabbed the mike so CM Himanta Biswa Sarma will not be able to address the gathering. This shows how the TRS party is becoming intolerant by the growing popularity of the BJP in their state," said BJP's NV Subhash.

The BGUS usually invites a prominent personality to address the devotees from a stage at the Mojamjahi Market during Ganesh Chaturthi festivities.

The festival is celebrated on a massive scale in Hyderabad with thousands of pandals being installed for public worship of Lord Ganesha.

The immersion of thousands of Ganesh idols in waterbodies after nine days of worship is a major event in the city.